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Fortinet , a global leader in broad , integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions , has unveiled predictions from the FortiGuard Labs global threat intelligence and research team about the cyberthreat landscape for the next 12 months and beyond .

“ In 2023 , cybercriminals will continue to use triedand-true attack tactics , particularly those that are easy to execute and help them achieve a quick payday ,” said Rashish Pandey , Vice President of Marketing and Communications , Fortinet Asia . “ In addition , we can also expect several new attack trends leveraging deepfakes , Metaverse , Web3 and mixed reality ( MR ) technologies to increase .

“ To effectively defend against these attacks , organisations need to understand cybercriminals better , what motivates them , their tools and tactics and how they act ,” said Pandey . “ However , given the cyber skills talent shortage , organisations can consider adopting managed services to support the integration of security into the network and deploying automated response tools in addition to having a cybersecurity mesh platform .” defending today ’ s highly dynamic environments , providing consistent enforcement across today ’ s highly flexible perimeters and weaving security deep into the network .

Key findings

1 . Success of RaaS is a preview of what is to come with CaaS

2 . Reconnaissance-as-a-Service models could make attacks more effective

3 . Money laundering gets a boost from automation to create LaaS

4 . Virtual cities and online worlds are new attack surfaces to fuel cybercrime

5 . Commoditisation of wiper malware will enable more destructive attacks

Using AI-powered inline sandboxing is a good starting point to protect against sophisticated ransomware and wiper malware threats . It allows real-time protection against evolving attacks because it can ensure only benign files will be delivered to endpoints if integrated with a cybersecurity platform .

“ The acceleration of Digital Transformation , including the transition to the cloud , the rapid adoption of IoT and applications , is replacing the traditional network ,” said Nirav Shah , Vice President of Products at Fortinet . “ The corporate network must keep up with these remote connectivity demands and maintain consistent security everywhere .

“ To do that , businesses must tightly integrate their network infrastructure and security architecture , enabling the network to scale and change without compromising security ,” said Shah . “ This nextgeneration approach is essential for effectively

What these attack trends mean for cybersecurity professionals

The world of cybercrime and the attack methods of cyber adversaries , in general , continue to scale at great speed . The good news is that many of the tactics they are using to execute these attacks are familiar , which better positions security teams to protect against them . Security solutions should be enhanced with Machine Learning ( ML ) and Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) so they can detect attack patterns and stop threats in realtime . However , a collection of point security solutions is not effective in today ’ s landscape . p

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